Chapter 1289

With a sigh that seemed too weary for his young age, he added, “Mom won’t open the door.

Maybe it’s best if you leave.

Then, he vanished from Holden’s sight, and the window was closed with a click.

Holden felt a surge of concern.

He quickly dialed Shawn’s number.

“Did Ariana go to Mercy Hospital today?” he asked.

After a slight pause, Shawn answered truthfully, “Yes, Ms.

Edwards and Adele went there today.

They ran into Ms.

Pierre.

Holden’s heart sank.

“What happened, Shawn?”

recounted the distressing events about Sadie’s cruel taunts and the hurtful social media post,

the third floor, Ariana secretly watched Holden below as he stood all by himself on

brewing like a

him there, so hesitant to walk away, brought tears to her eyes

whether she wished for Holden to

refusal to let him in wasn’t out of anger; it was from a place of

afraid that she might not keep her emotions in check if she

phone buzzed with a message

not interested in

to

blurred as she

pain and yearning

to run to him, to pour out all her

of Sadie created an immense gap between her and Holden, a gap she felt was

she was now, crossing that gap might

trust herself to make

heart, she responded, “You

don’t want to see you

sent the message, a tear dropped onto her phone’s

Holden looked up at the house

allowed herself

the man she had longed for for five years, the man she

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